Mike Albaugh’s Best Eats at Northern Michigan Restaurants for 2013

Breakfast Bobby

Cousin Jenny’s // 129 South Union Street // Traverse City 231.941.7821 Yes, you can begin every day with a transcendental envelope of flakey pie pastry filled with eggs, cheeses, hash browns, breakfast meats and fresh vegetables, though you may have to go back to sleep after eating.

Wyandotte Chicken Breast

The Cooks’ House // 115 Wellington Street // Traverse City 231.946.8700 One delicious heritage breast and a garlic-stuffed leg in bed with chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms, edamame and dragon tongue beans artfully presented in true Cooks’ House fashion.